New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington. July lst. 1887

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Mrs. Cleveland has returned from a
brief sojourn in New Y ork, where she
has been modestly exhibiting one of the
most admirable traits of her character,
the fidelity with which she maintains
the friendships she formed in girlhood
and college life. s'The first lady Of the
Land,' seems more youthful and radi-
ant than ever, Ilearn that the Presi-
dent and his wife contemplate a rather
extensive western tour neNtf fall, visiting
besides St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit
and other places, which will probably
be the first active movement in behalf
of his boom for denomination.
When write Of Cleveland, it brings
Mr.. Blaine to my mind From the
statement Of Senators Fry and Hale
who are bosom 4ends Of the Maine
Statesman, conclude that he too will
be candidate for the Presidency in 1888
for both say they belive he will be re-
nominated. All of these gentlemen
are at present in Europe, and | infer
they have fine opportunities for con-
tinuing their confidential relations.
Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Bayard have
pooled their small stock of brains and
each endeavored to our-toady the other
in expressing their admiration for Queen
Victoria, England's royal fgure-head.
Contrast this contemptibly obsequious
lack of true patriotic feeling with Mr..
Blaine's declination to accept the invi-
tation of Prime Minister Salisbury, to
attend reception at the Foreign Office,
in honor of visiting royalties.
The recent examination. the first un-
der the new Civil Service Rules, OF
clerks in the Quarter Master-G Generals
Office, reveals the fact that tits simply
a scheme to GUST Republicans from
office on finely scholastic questions that
have no reference to clerical duties; for
out of 80 clerks examined, but ten
passed, in face of the fact, that all have
satisfactory records as TO efficiency.
MANY of the clerks made no attempt to
answer these questions as only profess
sor or schoolboy could do so success
fully, and so the farce ended.
The Pension Office has overhauled the
nersons who have used an old infirm
soldier TO defraud the Government
out OF $4,000, in pension money
and recovered most of the sum.
Those who are verdant enough to com
nit such frauds always come to grief, as
the United States have no mercy on
swindlers.
So much has been written about bat
tle-fags that I have made visit 10 the
War department. and personally in.
spected these battered, though treasured
relics of rebellion, finding nearly 600
of them, named in book with this til
tie: Record of Rebel flags captured
by the Union troops since April 18th,
1861" In the same room are over 200
Federal flags taken by Confederate
troops and recaptured with Richmond.
The remainder are also Union banners,
turned over to the War Department by
the several State organizations. Some
of the Confederate flags are made OF
women's dresses, all Of them are worn
by time into shreds.
The Washington Grand Army Posts
as we'll as many others in various por-
tons of the country, have endorsed the
new Pension Bill, for the benefit of the
helpless loved ones of the heroic boys
/ in blue who fell in the rebellion and
they hope to secure its passage, despite
the veto of hostile unpatriotic Presi..
dent, who, it appears, prides himself
on antagonizing the interests OF those
who died that the Union might live.
Many Republicans believe that Gen.
Sheridan or Gen. Fairchild should lead
i them in 1883 and thus make q square
fpht between those who love and honor
the Union veterans and those who hate
and dishonor them, as it would see
4 that Cleveland who did his fighting witt
a substitute does.
It is now generally believed that th'
i President has concluded that there vii
be no necessity for an extra session Q
Congress. He has continually ex
| pressed himself as opposed to an extr;
i session, and has concluded that 4 cal
4 of Congress is not at all necessary an'
has so expressed himself to severa
prominent men who have converse
with him upon the subject. The fear
of the New York fnanciers that Their
was danger Of q stringency in the mo